bead tree

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spotsSynonyms: jumby beanjumby treeOrmosia monospermaType of necklace treeMember of Ormosia, genus Ormosia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Bead tree

Botany, a tree of the genus Melia, the best known species of which (Melia azedarach), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.

From the entry Bead.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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